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How shorted is CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.? CPSS

#3,349most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 11%

0.75%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
0.00
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.15
days to cover
5.29
Aggregate net short position time series for CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC. days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
4 Aug 20260.64% 31 Jul 20260.69% 14 Aug 2026+0.05
5 May 20261.01% 30 Apr 20260.72% 15 May 2026−0.29
10 Mar 20261.36% 27 Feb 20261.37% 13 Mar 2026+0.01
10 Nov 20251.16% 31 Oct 20251.18% 14 Nov 2025+0.02
11 Aug 20251.04% 31 Jul 20251.13% 15 Aug 2025+0.09
13 May 20251.44% 30 Apr 20251.39% 15 May 2025−0.05
26 Feb 20251.44% 14 Feb 20251.39% 28 Feb 2025−0.05
1 Nov 20244.72% 31 Oct 20243.76% 15 Nov 2024−0.96

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for CPSS: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
63
11 Sep 2026
Highest in window
5,936
23 Oct 2025
Days with a balance
63
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC. fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 5.9K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20260.75%0.00
31 Aug 20260.75%+0.06
14 Aug 20260.69%+0.05
31 Jul 20260.64%+0.01
15 Jul 20260.63%+0.03
30 Jun 20260.60%−0.05
15 Jun 20260.65%+0.03
29 May 20260.62%−0.10
15 May 20260.72%−0.29
30 Apr 20261.01%−0.02
15 Apr 20261.03%−0.04
31 Mar 20261.07%−0.30
13 Mar 20261.37%+0.01
27 Feb 20261.36%−0.03
13 Feb 20261.39%+0.03
30 Jan 20261.36%+0.03
15 Jan 20261.33%+0.01
31 Dec 20251.32%+0.01
15 Dec 20251.31%+0.06
28 Nov 20251.25%+0.07
14 Nov 20251.18%+0.02
31 Oct 20251.16%+0.12
15 Oct 20251.04%0.00
30 Sep 20251.04%+0.11
15 Sep 20250.93%−0.15
29 Aug 20251.08%−0.05
15 Aug 20251.13%+0.09
31 Jul 20251.04%−0.10
15 Jul 20251.14%−0.06
30 Jun 20251.20%−0.01
13 Jun 20251.21%−0.09
30 May 20251.30%−0.09
15 May 20251.39%−0.05
30 Apr 20251.44%+0.02
15 Apr 20251.42%0.00
31 Mar 20251.42%+0.02
14 Mar 20251.40%+0.01
28 Feb 20251.39%−0.05
14 Feb 20251.44%−0.83
31 Jan 20252.27%−0.13
15 Jan 20252.40%−0.45
31 Dec 20242.85%−0.20
13 Dec 20243.05%−0.17
29 Nov 20243.22%−0.54
15 Nov 20243.76%−0.96
31 Oct 20244.72%−0.16
15 Oct 20244.88%−0.14
30 Sep 20245.02%−0.31
13 Sep 20245.33%+1.32
30 Aug 20244.01%−0.01
15 Aug 20244.02%−0.18
31 Jul 20244.20%−0.46
15 Jul 20244.66%−0.24
28 Jun 20244.90%−0.24
14 Jun 20245.14%−0.13
31 May 20245.27%−0.23
15 May 20245.50%−0.05
30 Apr 20245.55%−0.05
15 Apr 20245.60%+0.14
28 Mar 20245.46%−0.14
15 Mar 20245.60%−0.02
29 Feb 20245.62%−0.01
15 Feb 20245.63%+0.02
31 Jan 20245.61%−0.06
12 Jan 20245.67%+0.11
29 Dec 20235.56%+0.03
15 Dec 20235.53%+0.01
30 Nov 20235.52%−0.07
15 Nov 20235.59%−0.04
31 Oct 20235.63%+0.01
13 Oct 20235.62%−0.04
29 Sep 20235.66%+0.01
15 Sep 20235.65%−0.18
31 Aug 20235.83%−0.04
15 Aug 20235.87%−0.09
31 Jul 20235.96%−0.16
14 Jul 20236.12%+0.04
30 Jun 20236.08%−0.16
15 Jun 20236.24%−0.17
31 May 20236.41%−0.23
15 May 20236.64%+0.01
28 Apr 20236.63%−0.01
14 Apr 20236.64%−0.04
31 Mar 20236.68%+0.01
15 Mar 20236.67%−0.40
28 Feb 20237.07%+0.12
15 Feb 20236.95%−0.23
31 Jan 20237.18%−0.16
13 Jan 20237.34%−0.16
30 Dec 20227.50%−0.10
15 Dec 20227.60%−0.19
30 Nov 20227.79%−0.02
15 Nov 20227.81%−0.10
31 Oct 20227.91%+1.17
14 Oct 20226.74%+1.54
30 Sep 20225.20%+0.43
15 Sep 20224.77%+0.02
31 Aug 20224.75%−0.33
15 Aug 20225.08%+0.05
29 Jul 20225.03%+0.50
15 Jul 20224.53%+0.60
30 Jun 20223.93%+1.26
15 Jun 20222.67%+0.46
31 May 20222.21%+0.93
13 May 20221.28%+0.04
29 Apr 20221.24%−0.05
14 Apr 20221.29%+0.31
31 Mar 20220.98%−0.29
15 Mar 20221.27%−0.05
28 Feb 20221.32%+0.29
15 Feb 20221.03%−0.01
31 Jan 20221.04%0.00
14 Jan 20221.04%−0.21
31 Dec 20211.25%+0.29
15 Dec 20210.96%+0.18
30 Nov 20210.78%−0.01
15 Nov 20210.79%+0.05
29 Oct 20210.74%−0.06
15 Oct 20210.80%−0.01
30 Sep 20210.81%+0.04
15 Sep 20210.77%+0.04
31 Aug 20210.73%+0.12
13 Aug 20210.61%+0.01
30 Jul 20210.60%+0.09
15 Jul 20210.51%−0.04
30 Jun 20210.55%+0.04
15 Jun 20210.51%0.00
28 May 20210.51%−0.04
14 May 20210.55%−0.04
30 Apr 20210.59%+0.03
15 Apr 20210.56%+0.03
31 Mar 20210.53%−0.01
15 Mar 20210.54%−0.02
26 Feb 20210.56%0.00
12 Feb 20210.56%−0.01
29 Jan 20210.57%−0.07
15 Jan 20210.64%−0.07
31 Dec 20200.71%−0.12
15 Dec 20200.83%−0.28
30 Nov 20201.11%−0.41
13 Nov 20201.52%−0.33
30 Oct 20201.85%−0.65
15 Oct 20202.50%+0.83
30 Sep 20201.67%−0.27
15 Sep 20201.94%−0.25
31 Aug 20202.19%−0.39
14 Aug 20202.58%−0.56
31 Jul 20203.14%−0.45
15 Jul 20203.59%−0.14
30 Jun 20203.73%−0.18
15 Jun 20203.91%−0.34
29 May 20204.25%0.00
15 May 20204.25%−0.03
30 Apr 20204.28%−0.73
15 Apr 20205.01%−0.02
31 Mar 20205.03%−0.05
13 Mar 20205.08%−0.05
28 Feb 20205.13%+0.01
14 Feb 20205.12%−0.28
31 Jan 20205.40%−0.01
15 Jan 20205.41%+0.01
31 Dec 20195.40%−0.01
13 Dec 20195.41%−0.01
29 Nov 20195.42%−0.04
15 Nov 20195.46%+0.02
31 Oct 20195.44%0.00
15 Oct 20195.44%−0.01
30 Sep 20195.45%−0.02
13 Sep 20195.47%−0.03
30 Aug 20195.50%−0.05
15 Aug 20195.55%−0.10
31 Jul 20195.65%−0.03
15 Jul 20195.68%−0.10
28 Jun 20195.78%+0.02
14 Jun 20195.76%+0.06
31 May 20195.70%+0.08
15 May 20195.62%−0.03
30 Apr 20195.65%+0.04
15 Apr 20195.61%−0.01
29 Mar 20195.62%−0.04
15 Mar 20195.66%+0.18
28 Feb 20195.48%−0.03
15 Feb 20195.51%−0.13
31 Jan 20195.64%−0.03
15 Jan 20195.67%−0.09
31 Dec 20185.76%+0.02
14 Dec 20185.74%0.00
30 Nov 20185.74%−0.05
15 Nov 20185.79%−0.03
31 Oct 20185.82%+0.12
15 Oct 20185.70%−0.07
28 Sep 20185.77%−0.06
14 Sep 20185.83%0.00
31 Aug 20185.83%+0.13
15 Aug 20185.70%−0.04
31 Jul 20185.74%−0.63
13 Jul 20186.37%−0.13
29 Jun 20186.50%0.00
15 Jun 20186.50%+0.10
31 May 20186.40%−0.02
15 May 20186.42%+0.04
30 Apr 20186.38%+0.33
13 Apr 20186.05%−0.01
29 Mar 20186.06%+0.19
15 Mar 20185.87%−0.08
28 Feb 20185.95%−0.07
15 Feb 20186.02%−0.17
31 Jan 20186.19%−0.05
12 Jan 20186.24%+0.06
29 Dec 20176.18%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC. right now?
0.75% of CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.'s (CPSS) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 3,349th most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this CPSS's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is CPSS's days to cover?
5.29 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.